The 177th Session of the FAO Council opened on Monday at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome

Rising vegetable oil quotations offset lower prices for wheat, maize, rice and sugar

Event also features UN-Water strategy briefing and calls for stronger global coordination on water data

Global antibiotic use in livestock could rise by almost 30 percent by 2040

Empowering farmers, Indigenous Peoples, local communities and scientists to conserve and use genetic resources is key to resilient agrifood systems

FAO organized five events during CSW69, positioning women’s empowerment in agrifood systems as a cross-cutting issue to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

FAO assumes joint custodianship of indicator seen as key to ending malnutrition

The world-famous team brings its energy and commitment to the fight against food insecurity and waste

The fifty-sixth session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UN56SC) was held in person in New York from 4 to 7 March 2025. FAO organized a side event during the main session and a series of virtual side events that paved the road to the Statistical Commission in the weeks leading up to the Commission.

Higher sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices drive the overall increase

From FAO Regional Office for Africa

Results from Pacific fishing areas are presented at Honiara Summit in Solomon Islands

Colombia, the CBD Secretariat, and FAO join efforts to spotlight the importance of including agrifood systems in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Director-General addresses meetings of G20 Foreign Ministers in South Africa and reaffirms FAO’s commitment to Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty

FAO has been actively engaging in the preparatory process for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).

FAO and UNOOSA emphasize importance of collaboration to make space technologies benefit small-scale farmers

International quotations for sugar and vegetable oils drive FAO Food Price Index lower

FAO Chief Economist visits New York on a two-day mission 

Latest geospatial assessment from FAO and UNOSAT highlights devastating impact of conflict on agrifood systems infrastructure

From FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa